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George 5th Baron Seton 1531–1585 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Jan 1531

Birth Location: Tranent, East Lothian, Scotland

Death Date: 8 Jan 1585

Death Location: Tranent, East Lothian, Scotland

Father: George Lord

Mother: Elisabeth Hay

Spouse(s): Lady Hamilton

Children(s): Robert Seton, Alexander Seton, Margaret Hamilton, George Seton

In 1531, George 5th Baron Seton entered the world in Tranent, East Lothian, Scotland, born to George Seton Iv Lord And Elisabeth Hay. George 5th Baron Seton married Lady Isabelle Hamilton, and had children including Alexander Seton, George Seton, Margaret Hamilton, Robert Semple Seton. George 5th Baron Seton passed away in 1585 in Tranent, East Lothian, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1531, George 5th Baron Seton entered the world in Tranent, East Lothian, Scotland, born to George Seton Iv Lord And Elisabeth Hay.
  • George 5th Baron Seton married Lady Isabelle Hamilton, and had children including Alexander Seton, George Seton, Margaret Hamilton, Robert Semple Seton.
  • George 5th Baron Seton passed away in 1585 in Tranent, East Lothian, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

George Lord
1508–1549
Birth Location: Seton, East Lothian, Scotland
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Elisabeth Hay
1510–1575
Birth Location: Culross Castle, Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Lady Hamilton
1530–1604
Birth Location: Sanquhar, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
LH

Children(s)

Robert Seton
1550–1602
Birth Location: Eliotstoun, Lochwinnoch, Renfrewshire, Scotland
RS
Alexander Seton
1555–1622
Birth Location: East Lothian, Scotland
AS
Margaret Hamilton
–1616
Birth Location: –
MH
George Seton
1550–1562
Birth Location: Seton, East Lothian, Scotland
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George Seton's Ancestors

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George Seton
1531–1585
Birth Place: Tranent, East Lothian, Scotland
Parents
George Seton IV, Lord
1508–1549
Seton, East Lothian, Scotland
Elisabeth Hay
1510–1575
Culross Castle, Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

George Seton's Descendants

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George (5th Baron) Seton (Jan 1531–8 Jan 1585) m. Lady (Isabelle) Hamilton (1530–13 Nov 1604)
  1. 1. Robert (Semple) Seton 1550–1602 m. Lady (Margaretha Montgomery Gravin of) Eglinton 1565–1624
    1. 1. Sir (Alexander Seton Montgomery, Knight of Eglinton, Scottish Cavalry Commander, 6th Earl Of) Eglinton 1588–1661 m. Anne (Livingstone) Boggs 1578–1632
      1. 1. James (Seton) Montgomery 1625–1674 m. Lady (Margaret MacDonald, Countess of) Seton 1635–1686
        1. 1. Hugh (Samuel Montgomery Nd Earl Of Mt.) Alexander 1657–1754 m. Jeanette ('Jane') Patrick 1657–1745
        2. 2. Anna Montgomery 1662–1674
        3. 3. George (Seton) Montgomery 1652–1723
        4. 4. Robert Montgomery 1650–
        5. 5. Alexander Seton 1652–1723
      2. 2. Alexander Seton 1613–1642
      3. 3. John (Alexander Montgomery Of Croghan) Esq. 1620–1679
  2. 2. Alexander Seton 1555–1622
  3. 3. Margaret Hamilton –1616
  4. 4. George Seton 1550–1562

George Seton's Timeline

2 Records

1531
Jan 1531
Birth of George 5th Baron Seton in Tranent, East Lothian, Scotland
Tranent, East Lothian, Scotland
1585
8 Jan 1585
Age 54
Death of George 5th Baron Seton in Seton, East Lothian, Scotland
Seton, East Lothian, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Jan 1531
    Event Place: Tranent, East Lothian, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Jan 1585
    Event Place: Seton, East Lothian, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Tranent, East Lothian, Scotland
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave™ Index, 1300s-Current
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